PREPOSITION OF TIME

1. September In +
2. 12 o'clock
On +
3. winter
At +
4. Easter Monday
5. 4th July, 1776
6. Christmas
7. Tuesday
8. the weekend
9. my birthday
10. the end of the week

Write at, in, on or leave it blank if we do not use a preposition.

1. My cousins went to Australia last July.

2. I like to eat pancakes the morning.
3. Dad is not home the moment.
4. Mammoths lived the Ace Age.
5. My family gets together dinnertime.
6. My brother comes home every Christmas.
7. I take my dog for a walk the morning.

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Write the correct preposition of time. Write the number of the
sentence under each picture.

1. Bob likes to play 3. Americans eat 4. The stars

2. Flowers bloom
the spring. turkey Thanksgiving shine night.
footbal the day.
afternoon.
5. The Smiths 8. My neighbours go
6. Kids have fun 7. The Mall closes
always travel Halloween. midnight. to church
the summer. Sundays.

PREPOSITION
IN AT ON
Months, Seasons, Years, Precise Time Days and Dates
Centuries and Long
Periods
in October at 6 o'clock on Monday
in winter at 10.45 am on Sundays
in the summer at noon on October 23
in 1969 at lunchtime on January 3, 2001
in the 1800s at bedtime on Halloween
in the Jurassic Period at night on your birthday
in the future at the moment on New Year's Eve
However, we use in, at and on in these expressions:

IN AT ON
in the morning at night on Monday morning
in the mornings at the weekend on Sunday mornings
in the afternoon (s) at Easter on Tuesday afternoons
at Christmas
in the evening (s) at the same time on Friday evenings

And we do not use in, at and on when we use the expressions last, next, every,
and this. example: Gloria went to Paris last April. (not in last April)
1. Mary wore a witch costume Halloween.
2. I have English classes Tuesdays.
3. My dad comes home lunchtime.
4. The children like to go to the park the morning.
5. Henry's birthday is November.
6. Lots of people go shopping Christmastime.
7. Justin Bieber was born March 1, 1994.
8. Leaves turn red, gold and brown Autumn.
9. My friends like to go the the movies Saturdays.
10.The pilgrims arrived in America 1620.
11. My sister likes to watch TV the evening.
12. Mum always reads stories bedtime.
13. I like to watch the parade Independence Day.
14. Hippies protested against the war the 1960s.
15. We finished the marathon the same time.

Past simple tense

1. you the door? (to close)

2. Claire the housework? (to finish)

3. he a bath yesterday? (to have)

4. the boy into the lake? (to jump)

5. Ronald the Tower of London? (to visit)

6. Peggy and Olivia after the baby? (to look)

7. she the invitation cards herself? (to make)

8. the girl the ketchup bottle? (to drop)

9. Tim the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy)

10. they karate this morning? (to practise)

11. I my maths homework yesterday. (to do)

12. Susan to England by plane? (to go)

13. They a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)

14. Jenny and Peggy their brother. (not/to help)

15. The children at home last weekend. (not/to be)

16. When you this wonderful skirt? (to design)

17. My mother into the van. (not/to crash)

18. The boys the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off)

19. you your aunt last week? (to phone)

20. He milk at school. (not/to drink)

PAST SIMPLE
Change these sentences into negations and questions.
didn't w ake up
1. Peter woke up at seven. → Peter at seven.
QUESTION What time did Peter wake up?

2. The children ran home. → The children home.

QUESTION ______________________________________________

3. She forgot to take the book with her. → she to take the book with her.
QUESTION ______________________________________________

4. We turned off the computer. → We the computer.

QUESTION ______________________________________________

5. My friend looked after the baby. → My friend the baby.

QUESTION ______________________________________________

6. Anne dropped a bottle of cola. → Anne a bottle of cola.

QUESTION ______________________________________________

7. The boys jumped into the water. → The boys into the water.
QUESTION ______________________________________________

8. He finished his homework. → He his homework.

QUESTION ______________________________________________

9. They brushed their teeth. → They their teeth.

QUESTION ______________________________________________

10. The lady sent invitation cards. → The lady invitation cards.
QUESTION ______________________________________________
 1. They wanted to see Fiona. did they want to see?

2. I got up at 7 o'clock. time did you get up?

3. She paid $10. much did she pay?

He didn't like the movie because it was so

4. didn't he like the movie?
bad.

5. We had dinner. did you have for dinner?

6. The meeting finished late. time did the meeting

finish?

7. I ate an apple pie? kind of pie did you eat?

8. I played tennis last week. did you play tennis?

9. They wrote to Ellen. did they write to?

I didn't eat the chicken because it tasted
10. awful. didn't you eat the
chicken?

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. She pushed her bike. →

2. She carried a bag. →

3. We waited in the park. →

4. The policeman arrested the thief. →

5. We ate fish. →

6. She watched the match last night. →

7. She asked her friend because she did not know what to do. →

8. I opened the door. →

9. The teacher checked our homework. →

10. Cindy had a dog. →

PAST SIMPLE
Directions: Write the correct form of the irregular verb in simple past tense.
Example: He __________ (to drink) the coffee. He drank (to drink) the coffee.
1) The moon __________ (to come) out late last night.
2) Jessica __________ (to lose) her first tooth this morning.
3) My entire family __________ (to catch) the flu last winter.
4) The employees __________ (to do) a lot of work today.
5) The swimmers __________ (to hold) their breath and jumped in the water.
6) The baker __________ (to make) a cake for my birthday.
7) They __________ (to take) a picture of the mountain.
8) The teacher __________ (to teach) the students chemistry last year.
9) I __________ (to wear) my jacket to work yesterday.
10) We __________ (to go) to the zoo last weekend.
11) Tom __________ (to write) his family a letter.
12) I __________ (to see) a movie last night.

1. begin → →
2. feel → →
3. get → →
4. draw → →
5. bring → →
6. know → →
7. take → →
8. pay → →
9. meet → →
10. leave → →
11. wake up → →
12. read → →
13. sleep → →
14. ride → →
15. build → →